Administrative & Waste Services · Clifton Park, NY

Blue Spruce Nursery

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $7,225 in back wages owed to 46 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$7,225
Back wages owed

Blue Spruce Nursery in Clifton Park, NY has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $7,225 in back wages owed to 46 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

B 82/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $7K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($7K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

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Blue Spruce Nursery in the Administrative & Waste Services enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Blue Spruce Nursery at rank #4,077 of 7,104 employers ($7,225 owed). Blue Spruce Nursery carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #4,077 of 7,104 Administrative & Waste Services employers on WHD back wages ($7,225).

How Blue Spruce Nursery Compares

Blue Spruce Nursery in Clifton Park, NY has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Hagen Lawn and Landscaping in Chaska, MN has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Blue Spruce Nursery to date. The Administrative & Waste Services sector average runs $3,740 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$7,225
Employees Affected
46
WHD Violations
63
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$157
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$7,225

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Blue Spruce Nursery owed $7,225 in back wages to 46 employees across 1 case and 63 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.

Industry Safety Context: Administrative & Waste Services

How Blue Spruce Nursery compares to the Administrative & Waste Services sector, which has 12,823 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Blue Spruce Nursery Industry Avg
Inspections 0 1.2
Violations 0 2.7
Total Penalty $0 $3,740
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3,188

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What to do with this record

Use Blue Spruce Nursery's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Blue Spruce Nursery against Diamond Security, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Blue Spruce Nursery's inspection and penalty record is typical for Administrative & Waste Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Administrative & Waste Services sector
  • Blue Spruce Nursery also carries $7,225 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works

Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has Blue Spruce Nursery been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Blue Spruce Nursery, resulting in $7,225 in back wages owed to 46 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Blue Spruce Nursery operate in?
Blue Spruce Nursery operates in the Administrative & Waste Services sector (NAICS code 561730). This industry has 12,823 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 15,043 total OSHA inspections and $47.95M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Blue Spruce Nursery owes me wages?
If you believe Blue Spruce Nursery owes you wages, you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints or by calling 1-866-487-9243. WHD investigates violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act including unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and unauthorized deductions. The DOL has previously found $7,225 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Blue Spruce Nursery's safety record compare to industry average?
Blue Spruce Nursery's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Administrative & Waste Services industry average of $3,740 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 1.2 per employer. For a direct comparison, Hagen Lawn and Landscaping in Chaska, MN is a similar administrative & waste services employer with $0 in current penalties.
Data Sources & Methodology

Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data

Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.

Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)

Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.

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Every figure on PlainWorker is rendered directly from official U.S. Department of Labor OSHA and Wage & Hour Division enforcement records, no number is typed in by an editor. This employer's ratios (penalty-per-violation, industry comparisons) are computed live from the 0 inspections on record. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.